What about embedded systems (I'm thinking PCS, SCADA, ICS, etc.) that run a micro version of *nix? Wonder how many of them will still be warm but confused in January of 2038?
Marc -----Original Message----- From: Florian Weimer [mailto:f...@deneb.enyo.de] Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:01 AM To: Mark Andrews Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: Happy 1234567890 everyone! * Mark Andrews: > In message <ef3daad70902131706x2277ac5fp5cc243ffff354...@mail.gmail.com>, > Nathan Malynn writes: >> Question about 2k38: Aren't most Unixoid systems using 64-bit clocks now? > > No. Even if they were you have 32 bit timestamps in lots > of things that have to be handled even if time/time64 returns > a 64 bit timestamp. Those values can often be interpreted as unsigned, so we get another 68 years. By then, hopefully, the required protocol updates can be fully automated.
